Le Candidat
Synopsis
Shortly before the presidential election in a European state, Michel Dedieu has had to stand in at a moment’s notice for his party’s candidate, whose rapidly progressing cancer has obliged him to withdraw. The day after the first round, very little time remains for Michel to prepare with his inner circle for the televised debate that will pit him against his opponent. Considered unfavourably by the media and public opinion, it’s imperative that he ameliorate his image and hone his arguments. With this aim in mind, he organizes a working weekend at home. The candidate, initially docile and fragile, gives in to all his staff’s demands until, nearing exhaustion, he realizes that he’s in fact caught up in a terrible plot. The only way he can pull back will be by playing his own score…
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (19)
Production and distribution (4)
- Executive Producer : ADR Productions
- Co-production : France 3 Cinéma
- Film exports/foreign sales : Pyramide International
- French distribution : Pyramide Distribution
Full credits (14)
- Executive Producer : Pascal Verroust
- Screenwriter : Niels Arestrup
- Director of Photography : Romain Winding
- Music Composers : Sébastien Souchois, Olivier Innocenti, Christophe Oger
- Assistant Director : Paolo Trotta
- Editors : Sylvie Gadmer, Gordana Othnin-Girard
- Sound recordist : Brigitte Taillandier
- Costume designer : Carine Sarfati
- Production Manager : Marc Fontanel
- Press Attachés (film) : Laurence Granec, Karine Ménard
- Continuity supervisor : Laurence Couturier
- Production Designer : Thierry François
- Casting : Brigitte Moidon
- Unit Production Manager : Damien Saussol
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Yes
Box-office & releases
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